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Germany: Police study condemns police racism

01 January 1996

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An internal police study conducted by the Police Command Academy in Hiltrup and commissioned by the Interior Ministers of the Federal States has described mafia-like conditions amongst Germany's police forces. According to the report, police attacks on foreigners occur regularly, with officers "taking the law into their own hands in police stations". The report also speaks of ill-disciplined officers being sent to "punishment battalions" in specific city precincts, and that these police stations - such as Hamburg's Precinct 11 - are often responsible for attacks. The authors of the report called for regular psychological counselling for officers in problem areas and more efficient action against racism within the police force. Taz, 18.1.96; Berlin Antiracist Information Network.

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